Health, Human Rights and the United Nations: Inconsistent Aims and Inherent Contradictions? [Paperback]

Theodore H. MacDonald (Author), Halfdan, M.D. Mahler (Foreword), Hani, M.D. Serag (Foreword)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1846192412 | ISBN-13: 978-1846192418 | Publication Date: January 2008 | Edition: 1

In Health, Human Rights and the United Nations, Théodore H MacDonald carefully analyses the origin, development and structure of the United Nations (UN) and its key agencies, and considers its capacity to mediate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. He takes a detailed look into human rights abuses in Sudan's Darfur province, Burma, Liberia, the Occupied Palestinian Territories and the United Kingdom. By investigating the development of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the pressures being brought to bear upon it, MacDonald exposes contradictions in the aims of both the WHO and the UN. Does the current global political scene and its neoliberal policies nullify the work of both? Is the UN fit for purpose? Can drastic reforms result in equitable solutions? Can a new trans-national body be developed, to arbitrate global trade, health, human rights and fiscal issues? This remarkable book is ideal for anyone interested in international law, human rights, global health, public health and health promotion. Public health and health promotion professionals, including international healthcare organisations, care agencies, and international charities will find the analysis enlightening. It is also of great interest to policy makers and shapers in communities and government, political activists and all those with an interest in equality and globalisation.

Product Details

• Paperback: 196 pages
• Publisher: Radcliffe Publishing; 1 edition (January 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1846192412
• ISBN-13: 978-1846192418
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 6.7 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,248,007 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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